The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
THE NEW AMERICAN. PARTY.
What ITS Founders Propose to Accomplish
and How They WiIl Do It.

What Its Founders Propose to Accomplish
and How They ViIl DO It.
Phiiadelphia Press
The principles of the American party. accord.
ing to the call for the preliminary convention,
are: To emphasize and perpetuate the senti.
mont, America for Anne rcans;p the restriction
of immigration; a thorough revision of the nat
uralization laws; reservng American lands for
American citizens only; the protection of Amer
leans in ali their rights land or sea in al,
parts of the world; to restrict and guard the
right OF the elective franchise to abolish polyg-
amy in the United States and Territories: to en-
act and enforce such laws as will tend to eradi-
cate intemperance; to develop the resources of
the country by wise system of internal i'm
DrovementS; to protect and promote the Ameri.
can system of free common schools; to adjust
the relations of American labor and capital on
permanent basis of equity and justice.
Some of ths measures to be taken to bring
about these results given. To begin with,
the committee thinks a tax of say $500 should be
laid upon every person who comes to this
country. In addition he should be required to
obtain q permit from foreign counseis abroad
based upon an accurate biography to be furnished
by himself ard by reputable citizens of the
neighborhood in which the wouid-be American
has lived before being allowed TO land Thus
paupers. criminals mem bers of ''subversive"
societies. like Nihilsts, Anarchists and Socialists
could be excluded. Regarding the tax they
argue: why should we not protect American
labor on tho same principle that protect
American industry by tax upon imported
merchandise2
The new party favors requiring foreigners TO
reside in this country twenty-one years before
being allowed tho elective franchise, arguing
that naturalizing 4. foreigner after few years
residence gives him the advantage over the man
of American BIRTH
ut is the foreigners that cause. all the
trouble" said Secretary Munyon, yesterday.
Who are the Sabbath breakers7 Who get
drunk In our streets2 Who sell the liquorl The
foreigners. The evils of rapid immigration to
this country are everywhere apparent For
eign ideas beginning make US lose our
identity. Unrestricted immigration is foe to
American labor The mechanic from abroad
gets into union soon he comes here,
displaces an American, mayhap, dictates to
him and prevents American boy from
learning his trade under their system of
restricting the number of apprentices We
oppose religious denomination. The Prohibit
tionists are in sympathy with our ideas, arguing
that if we shut out the Immortality that now
finds it's way to shores morality and sobrety
will become the rule. Many cergymen.
one hundred should say. have preached within
the last year, the text America for Amer
leans Both great parties lave made utterances
favoring restricting immigration, but they were
the sort of planks used to satisfy clamor. not to
bring about results.
Labor will not get its value until it ceases to
be drug on the market Over million men
have been strikes for Keep Europes
hordes out and they will find employment Talk
of imported labor The laborers are the i'm
porters of labor. They find places for their
friends abroad and help them to come over.